Rote Flora, Former theatre in Sternschanze, Hamburg, Germany
Rote Flora is a squatted building and former theater in the Sternschanze neighborhood of Hamburg. The brick facade displays black walls covered with political messages, graffiti, and banners hanging from windows along Schulterblatt street.
The structure opened in 1888 as Flora Theatre for concerts and operettas, then converted into a cinema in later decades. Local residents and activists occupied the building in November 1989 after protests against demolition plans and commercial renovation failed.
The name refers to the original theater and today the center hosts left-wing groups, initiatives, and artists who organize their activities independently. Concerts, discussions, and self-organized projects define daily life inside.
Visits are possible during public events, which usually take place in the evening or on weekends and are announced online. The building is centrally located in Sternschanze and easily reached by S-Bahn, U-Bahn, and bus lines.
Interior spaces house a bicycle workshop, an info cafe, a social movement archive, and a community kitchen that serves affordable vegan meals several times a week. The walls inside are covered with posters, stickers, and artwork just as densely as the outer facade.
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